NIRF 2025 Rankings: 7 New Entrants in Law, 4 NLUs & BHU Exit, Major Rank Shuffles Unveiled
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NIRF 2025 Rankings: 7 New Entrants in Law, 4 NLUs & BHU Exit, Major Rank Shuffles Unveiled

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Sansar Singh ChhikaraUpdated on 04 Sep 2025, 05:13 PM IST

The NIRF 2025 Law rankings have been published and there are some major changes compared to last year. Interestingly, the names of four NLUs which were part of the NIRF law rankings last year are not included in this year’s ranking. The four NLUs being talked about here are MNLU Mumbai, RGNUL Patiala, NUALS Kochin and DSNLU Visakhapatnam. There are seven new entrants in the NIRF 2025 Law rankings, including big names like Cochin University of Science & Technology, Central University of South Bihar, S.R.M. Institute of Science & Technology and HPNLU Shimla. CNLU Patna became the biggest gainer as it jumped up by 14 places to 17th rank in NIRF 2025 Law rankings from 31st place in 2024. Christ University lost the maximum places as it slipped from 15th to 24th in the NIRF law rankings.

NIRF 2025 Rankings: 7 New Entrants in Law, 4 NLUs & BHU Exit, Major Rank Shuffles Unveiled
NIRF 2025 Rankings: 7 New Entrants in Law, 4 NLUs & BHU Exit, Major Rank Shuffles Unveiled

NIRF 2025 Law Rankings Analysis - Detailed Report

Name

Rank 2024

Rank 2025

Change (Rank)

NLSIU Bengaluru

1

1

NLU Delhi

2

2

NALSAR Hyderabad

3

3

WBNUJS Kolkata

4

4

GNLU Gandhinagar

8

5

▲ +3

IIT Kharagpur (Law)

7

6

▲ +1

Symbiosis Law School, Pune

5

7

▼ -2

Jamia Millia Islamia

6

8

▼ -2

Aligarh Muslim University

12

9

▲ +3

Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan

9

10

▼ -1

SASTRA University

14

11

▲ +3

BBAU Lucknow

10

12

▼ -2

Cochin University of Science & Tech (New)

13

KIIT Bhubaneswar

11

14

▼ -3

NLU Odisha, Cuttack

26

15

▲ +11

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Law College

16

16

CNLU Patna

31

17

▲ +14

UPES Dehradun

28

18

▲ +10

Saveetha Institute

13

19

▼ -6

Alliance University

18

20

▼ -2

Dr. RMLNLU Lucknow

20

21

▼ -1

GGSIPU Delhi

17

22

▼ -5

Central University of South Bihar (New)

23

Christ University

15

24

▼ -9

SRM Institute of Science & Tech (New)

25

Lovely Professional University

19

26

▼ -7

NLIU Bhopal

21

27

▼ -6

MNLU Nagpur

34

28

▲ +6

University of Lucknow

23

29

▼ -6

NUSRL Ranchi

22

30

▼ -8

ICFAI Hyderabad

36

31

▲ +5

Manipal University Jaipur

29

32

▼ -3

Nirma University (New)

33

HPNLU Shimla (New)

34

NLU Assam (NLUJAA)

27

35

▼ -8

Galgotias University (New)

36

Army Institute of Law

30

37

▼ -7

GITAM Visakhapatnam

37

38

▼ -1

Amity University Haryana

33

39

▼ -6

Central University of Punjab (New)

40

NIRF Law Rankings 2025 - New Entrants

A total of seven new law schools found a place in the latest NIRF Law Schools. Out of the total seven new entrants, one is an NLU, two are Central University and the remaining four are private law colleges. HPNLU Shimla was ranked 34th in the NIRF 2025 law rankings. Talking about private law schools, Cochin University of Science and Technology got rank 13, followed by SRM at 25, Galgotias at 26 and NIRMA at 39. The table below comprises all seven new entrants in the latest rankings.

NIRF 2025 Law Rankings - New Entrants

Name

City

Rank 2025

Score 2025

Cochin University of Science & Technology

Cochin

13

65.19

Central University of South Bihar

Gaya

23

58.84

S.R.M. Institute of Science & Technology

Chennai

25

58

Himachal Pradesh NLU

Shimla

34

53.49

Galgotias University

Gautam Budh Nagar

36

53.7

Nirma University

Ahemadabad

39

53.22

Central University of Punjab

Bathinda

40

52.7

NIRF Law Rankings 2025 vs 2024 - 7 Colleges Excluded

The new law schools that made it to the NIRF 2025 law rankings replaced the same number of colleges from the NIRF 2024 rankings.

MNLU Mumbai has not been included in the NIRF top law colleges list 2025 a preferred NLU among CLAT aspirants. Four of the total seven colleges excluded from the NIRF 2025 list are National Law Universities. Apart from MNLU Mumbai, RGNLU Patiala, NUALS Kochi, and DSNLU Visakhapatnam have not been included in the list. The complete list of law colleges that were included in the NIRF Law rankings last year, but excluded this year, is mentioned below:

NIRF Law Rankings 2025: Colleges from 2024 that could not make the list

Name

City

Rank 2024

Score 2024

Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law

Patiala

24

54.7

Banaras Hindu University

Varanasi

25

54.54

MNLU Mumbai

Mumbai

31

51.7

Indian Law Institute

New Delhi

35

50.25

NUALS Kochi

Kochi

38

47.96

Amity University (West Bengal)

North 24 Parganas

39

47.94

DSNLU

Visakhapatnam

39

47.94

While the NLUs and BHU have been excluded from NIRF 2025 this year, they continue to remain the preferred law schools among students. BHU is one of the most preferred law schools among students participating in the Common Universities Entrance Examination (CUET), while NLU Mumbai, NLU Kochi and RGNLU Patiala have many takers among the top 2000 CLAT rank holders.

NIRF 2025 Law Rankings - Top Gainers

Name

Rank 2024

Rank 2025

Rank Gained

Chanakya National Law University, Patna

31

17

14

NLU Cuttack

26

15

11

UPES

28

18

10

MNLU Nagpur

34

28

6

ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad

36

31

5

Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar

8

5

3

Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

12

9

3

Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy, Thanjavur

14

11

3

IIT Kharagpur

7

6

1

The NIRF rankings 2025 for law schools saw major shuffles. The data given above shows, one of the biggest gainers in these rankings was CNLU Patna. The National Law University of Bihar jumped up 11 places to 17th in the NIRF Law rankings 2025. Similarly, NLU Cuttack, which was ranked 26th in 2024, jumped up 11 ranks to be awarded rank 15 in NIRF 2025 law rankings. Among private law schools, UPES Dehradun was the top gainer, progressing to 18th rank from 28th.

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